Electric toaster with removable heating element



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' ELECTRIC 'roAsTBRwI'rH REMovABLa HEATING ELEMENT y' Filed Nov. 3,1'1938 --2 shuts-)simu 1 INVEN-ron.: E LZAR J'. Rl CA RD.

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ELEcTRIc ToAs'rEn WITH aEMovABLE HEATING ELEMENT Filed Nov. 5, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 MKZ,

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Patented Nov. 28, 1939 ELETRC TOASTEB WITH REMOVAHE HEATING Elzear .1. Ricard, Detroit; Mich., assignor o! iifteen per cent to Fred O. Juergen,

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Detroit,

Application November 3, 1938, Serial No. 238,501

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so that the device may be readily cleaned of fall`l ing crumbs and the like.-

Another object of the invention is to carry out even a higher. degree of emciency in electric toasters having added features as characterized in an application covering a similar device iiled November 3, 1938, Serial Number 238,502.

' With the foregoing in mind, it will become readily apparentv that the invention possesses further advantages, all of which will be clearly revealed during the course of the following detaile'd description, illustrated throughout the accompanying drawings, and' more fully' pointed out in the appended claims. y

With reference to the drawings: .Figure 1 is a side elevation of the complete toaster; and Figure 2 is a front elevation thereof.

Figure 3 is a top plan view. Figure 4 is a front .elevation of the device with the heating element unit and bread holder removed.

Figure 5 is a horizontal section taken directly upon line V-V of Figure 3.

Figure 6 is a side elevation of the heating element unit; and Figure "l-is atop plan view thereof. y

Figure 8 is a transverse section taken directly upon line VIII-VIII of Figure 3.

Figure 9 is a side elevation of one of the bread holders.

Figure 10 is a section taken upon line X-X ofA Figure 9. Y

Figure 11 is a sectional enlargement of ya portion of one of the bread holders. Figure 12 is a sectional enlargement of bread holder sliding feature.

Figure 13 is an enlarged section showing one of the front plate fastening screws.

The invention consists of principal frame mem.

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ber having base I with legs IA positioned at its p respective corners ,as shown, and mounted upon .said base in any approved manner is a metallic case having back 2, framed side openings 3 and framedfront opening 32, and with particular reference to Figures 1 and 8 it follows that openings 3 are formed as at 3A so as to accommodate respective transparent plates I, whichare retained in position asv shown in any approved manner.

A removableheatmg element unit 1s provided,

,tions I1 are secured to rail II so as (ci. 21a-19) i said unit comprises-vertically disposed front plate 5 with pull 5A where shown, and it is also noted in Figure 1 that pull 2A is secured to back 2 for a similar purpose. A frame for this unit is also provided and includes top rails 8 arrangedin spaced apart parallel order, also central rail 1 connected to front plate 5 and to rear cross member 8 and also to front cross member 9 as indi-A cated; Bottom rails III are provided and are arranged in spaced apart parallel order, also central bottom rail II arranged intermediate rails I0 as shown. Rail II is secured to front plate 5, to rear bottom cross member I2,- and also to front bottom cross' member I 3. Front vertical bar I I and rear vertical bar I5 are connected to rails' 1 and Il, thereby rigidly holding the `top and bottom portion of the heating element unit.

In Figure 6 it is further noted that looped porto support the frame of this unit.'=

Referring now more' particularly to Figure 6 it follows that refractory plates I8 are provided Aand are secured to respective rails 8, 1 and I0 by means of clips I9 where indicated, and the purpose of plates I8 is to support a series of high resistance wires 20 which connect with wires 20A of an electric circuit. f

It is now understood that the heating element unit is removableI with respect to the principal frame, and said unit is rigidly held within said frame by means of screws 2| which are adapted 'to engage threaded apertures 22 within front 32 of the casing. v y

In Figure 4 it is alsoobserved that sockets v23l are secured toback 2 where shown, and the purpose of these sockets is that they constitute a suitable guide for the heating element unit by virtue of one of the ends of rails 1 and- I I slidably engaging them, thus holding said unit in a xed relation with the casing of the device.

With reference to Figures 8 and 9 it is obvious thattop 2l of the casing is provided with longitudinally disposed openings 2|A so as to accommodate a similar member of bread holders, each of said holders is removable with respect to theheating element u nit through openings 24A, and each comprises a frame having bottom 25, vertical sides 26 and top. rails 21, also bottom cross members 28 where shown, and in Figure l0 it follows that sides 26 are each Vprovided with channel 26A so that. said holdersmay slidablyVA engage respectiveribs 29 upon cross members 8 and I2. Vertical rails 30 are secured to top rails 21 and to bottom 25, thus forming a comBn In Figure 9 a mueve that eeen ir-sides vzt terminates at the top end thereof to deflected portions or handles, and each of said portions are covered with insulation 3|, thus it is understood that portions 3| are adapted to suitable handles through 'which the bread holders may be insened inte the aeyiee ena likewise removed therefrom.

It is now understood that by virtue of screws 2| the heating .element unitis released so that itA may, be readily removed from the casing so that the devicev may be quickly cleaned of falling bread crumbs and the like, and likewise yreinserteiinto said casing for continued use, `and it is further understood that the pair of bread holders are adequate for supporting sliced bread and are inserted into the device and likewise removed at will.

Transparent plates 4 disposed within the sides of the casing render the bread in the process of being toasted clearly visible so that it may be timed to the proper consistency.

In conclusion it is understood that the disclosure herewith is merely illustrative so as to illustrate the general principle sought to be protected by LettersPatent, and that any modification of the invention made during any probable further development of the same for the market, would consistently fall within the scope of the W claims.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new is:

1. In an electric toaster, a principal frame member and a casing mounted upon said member, a heating velement unit, said unit comprising a vertical front plate', a horizontally disposed frame secured to said plate, said frame having a top central rail, a rail upon each side of said central rail and in spaced apart relation, a bottom central rail and a railspaced upon each side' thereof, a top front cross member and a `top rear crossvmember, said cross members sel cured to all of aforesaid top rails, a bottom front cross member and a bottom rear cross member, said bottom cross members secured to all o 'f aforesaid bottom rails, a front and a rear vertical bar supporting said rails and cross memheating element unit coacting with said casing e and removable with respect to the same, a pair oi' bread holders, each of said holders comprising a frame having side vertical rails, a bottom cross member and a lpair of spaced aparttop cross members, all of said cross members secured to said side rails, also a plurality of spaced apart horizontal rails secured to the side rails, each of said side rails having a. channel therein par# alle l to the entire length thereof, a pair of ribs secured to aforesaid heating element unit, said channels adapted to slidably lengage said ribs as the bread holders are inserted into said unit or removed therefrom, the top end oi' each of aforesaid side rails terminating to an outwardly deflected handle, and said handles being covered with insulating material.

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